Lexi Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The character Lexi Murphy in the original “Jurassic Park” film (1993) is one of the children who survives the dinosaur chaos, adding an adventurous association to the name.

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A Deep Dive

Lexi Overview

Meaning

Defender of man

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Etymology

Derived from the name Alexandra

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛksi/

Popularity

Lexi is popular in several countries, including the USA, England, Scotland, and Australia. In the USA, Lexi was ranked as the 522nd most popular name for girls in 2023​

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

4 letters

Numerology

5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)

Name Styles

Cool, Short, Traditional

Associated Traits

Energetic, playful, friendly, charming

Name Day

March 17th (Hungary), September 1st (Slovakia)
A Deep Dive

Lexi Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Alexis, Alexia, Alexa, Alexandria, Lexine

Common Nicknames

L, Lexa, Xixi, Lexie

Diminutives

Lex, Lexy

Famous People

  • Lexi Thompson
    (American Golfer)
  • Lexi Ainsworth
    (American Actress)
  • Lexi Alexander
    (German Director)
  • Lexi Randall
    (American Actress)
  • Lexi Reed
    (American Fitness Influencer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Lexi Howard
    ("Euphoria," TV Series)
  • Lexi Grey
    ("Grey's Anatomy," TV Series)
  • Lexi Sterling
    ("Melrose Place," TV Series)
  • "Lexi"
    ("Lexi," Film)
  • Lexi Reed
    ("Kickin' It," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Lexi?

Lexi means “defender of men” or “helper.” Individuals with this name are usually perceived as strong, protective, and kind-hearted.

What Is the Origin of The Name Lexi?

Lexi has its roots in Greek language, derived from the name Alexandra. Alexandra itself stems from the Greek words “alexein” (to defend) and “aner” (man).

Lexi Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Lexi in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#4152021#4392022#5212023
Top 3 Rankings#2412010#2412014#2462013

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Lexi

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023521
(-82 from 2022)
580
(-138 from 2022)
0.03316
2022439
(-24 from 2021)
718
(-38 from 2021)
0.04004
2021415
(-50 from 2020)
756
(-88 from 2020)
0.04220
2020365
(-30 from 2019)
844
(-110 from 2019)
0.04775
2019335
(+7 from 2018)
954
(+25 from 2018)
0.05199
2018342
(-1 from 2017)
929
(-17 from 2017)
0.04996
2017341
(-25 from 2016)
946
(-83 from 2016)
0.05008
2016316
(-8 from 2015)
1029
(-29 from 2015)
0.05315
2015308
(-67 from 2014)
1058
(-276 from 2014)
0.05423
2014241
(+5 from 2013)
1334
(+36 from 2013)
0.06819
2013246
(+3 from 2012)
1298
(-4 from 2012)
0.06733
2012249
(+3 from 2011)
1302
(+30 from 2011)
0.06713
2011252
(-11 from 2010)
1272
(-39 from 2010)
0.06565
2010241
(+18 from 2009)
1311
(+55 from 2009)
0.06686
2009259
(+38 from 2008)
1256
(+129 from 2008)
0.06202
2008297
(+37 from 2007)
1127
(+121 from 2007)
0.05411
2007334
(+11 from 2006)
1006
(+50 from 2006)
0.04753
2006345
(+18 from 2005)
956
(+88 from 2005)
0.04573
2005363
(-44 from 2004)
868
(-125 from 2004)
0.04277
2004319
(+66 from 2003)
993
(+206 from 2003)
0.04921
2003385
(+18 from 2002)
787
(+65 from 2002)
0.03922
2002403
(+27 from 2001)
722
(+80 from 2001)
0.03656
2001430
(+9 from 2000)
642
No change from 2000
0.03241
2000439
(-40 from 1999)
642
(-61 from 1999)
0.03217
1999399
(+8 from 1998)
703
(+37 from 1998)
0.03611
1998407
(+204 from 1997)
666
(+295 from 1997)
0.03436
1997611
(-41 from 1996)
371
(-37 from 1996)
0.01943
1996570
(+141 from 1995)
408
(+115 from 1995)
0.02128
1995711
(+131 from 1994)
293
(+56 from 1994)
0.01525
1994842
(+85 from 1993)
237
(+32 from 1993)
0.01216
1993927
(+304 from 1992)
205
(+64 from 1992)
0.01040
19921231
(+39 from 1991)
141
(+9 from 1991)
0.00703
19911270
(+634 from 1990)
132
(+59 from 1990)
0.00649
19901904
(-53 from 1989)
73
(+2 from 1989)
0.00355
19891851
(+220 from 1988)
71
(+15 from 1988)
0.00356
19882071
(+261 from 1987)
56
(+11 from 1987)
0.00291
19872332
(+513 from 1986)
45
(+12 from 1986)
0.00240
19862845
(-300 from 1985)
33
(-5 from 1985)
0.00179
19852545
(+598 from 1984)
38
(+11 from 1984)
0.00206
19843143
(-233 from 1983)
27
(-2 from 1983)
0.00150
19832910
(+183 from 1982)
29
(+1 from 1982)
0.00162
19823093
(-436 from 1981)
28
(-6 from 1981)
0.00154
19812657
(+559 from 1980)
34
(+8 from 1980)
0.00190
19803216
(+21 from 1979)
26
(+1 from 1979)
0.00146
19793237
(+3147 from 1978)
25
(+16 from 1978)
0.00145
19786384
(+1183 from 1977)
9
(+2 from 1977)
0.00055
19777567
(-2954 from 1976)
7
(-6 from 1976)
0.00043
19764613
(+2561 from 1975)
13
(+6 from 1975)
0.00083
19757174
(-2588 from 1973)
7
(-5 from 1973)
0.00045
19740
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19734586
(+1971 from 1972)
12
(+5 from 1972)
0.00077
19726557
(-1797 from 1970)
7
(-4 from 1970)
0.00043
19710
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19704760
(-37 from 1969)
11
(+1 from 1969)
0.00060
19694723
(+56 from 1968)
10
(+1 from 1968)
0.00057
19684779
(+203 from 1967)
9
(+1 from 1967)
0.00053
19674982
(+1026 from 1964)
8
(+2 from 1964)
0.00047
19660
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19646008
(+585 from 1963)
6
(+1 from 1963)
0.00031
19636593
(-1713 from 1961)
5
(-3 from 1961)
0.00025
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19614880
(+948 from 1955)
8
(+3 from 1955)
0.00039
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19555828
(-1232 from 1953)
5
(-2 from 1953)
0.00025
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19534596
(+648 from 1948)
7
(+2 from 1948)
0.00036
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19485244
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00029
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Lexi

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#3432021#3162022#4352023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#3242021#3392022#4292023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#5182021#5092022#8012023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5732021#5352022#4602023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#5222021#6432022#7402023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#7502021#6922022#7332023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#4082021#5402022#7052023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#4002021#6402022#5232023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#3842021#6102022#4642023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#2782021#3462022#3352023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#4422021#7772022#6352023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#1932021#1722022#4272023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#5052021#6062022#4912023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#6082021#5562022#4712023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#3832021#2212022#4092023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#5692021#4562022#4642023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#6202021#8322022#6742023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#4192021#4232022#3752023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#4612021#6312022#7362023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#2372021#2662022#5872023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#9682021#4622022#9902023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#2002021#2502022#3042023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3472021#6272022#8132023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4892021#3692022#7002023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#5812021#5672022#4822023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#2172020#2402021#2602022

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7092021#4232022#3652023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#4172021#6362022#5242023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4152021#5342022#6362023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6112021#5992022#3922023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#5602021#4992022#6462023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#1532020#1822021#2252022

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2072021#2892022#1802023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#7482021#4862022#8752023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#6112018#3162019#6002020

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#3272021#5642022#5442023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#5582019#3472020#4032021

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3562018#1362020#2232021

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3992018#1162019#2922020

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1692015#2502017#1622018

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#1372016#2532017#1642018

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1532019#1682020#2012023

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#762016#2262018#1722019

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1542014#2102015#2432016

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2512012#2542016#2472017

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1982017#1812019#1402020

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#1072012#1252013#872014

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1881999

Vermont (VT)

Vermont (VT) flagVermont (VT)#1142015

Popularity Rankings for Lexi in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Australia (NSW)

Australia (NSW) flagAustralia (NSW)#982013#842014

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#872021#1292022#1492023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#1082021#1352022#1592023

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#1322019#1262020#1822021

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#1492021#1642022#2212023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#1612021#1922022#2102023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#3152021#2682022#4122023

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#2962022#3132023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#5422020#5552021#4032022

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#5312014#7242015#6032019

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Lexi a Name for Boys or Girls?

Most often, Lexi is used for girls. This is because it’s a diminutive of Alexandra, a name commonly associated with females.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Lexi

Lexi in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Lexi Thompson (Golfer, born 1995): An American professional golfer who became one of the youngest players to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open.
  • Lexi Ainsworth (Actress, born 1992): An American actress best recognized for her role in the soap opera "General Hospital."
  • Lexi Alexander (Director, born 1974): A German film director and martial artist noted for her work on action films.
  • Lexi Randall (Actress, born 1980): An American actress remembered for her roles in films such as "The War" and "Sarah, Plain and Tall."
  • Lexi Reed (Fitness Influencer, born 1991): An American fitness influencer who inspired many with her significant weight loss journey.
  • Lexi Belle (Actress, born 1987): An American actress who appeared in numerous films and gained popularity in the entertainment industry.
  • Lexi Rivera (Social Media Star, born 2001): An American social media star and YouTuber famous for her lifestyle and prank videos.
  • Lexi Howard ("Euphoria," 2019 TV Series): A high school student navigating complex relationships and personal growth.
  • Lexi Grey ("Grey's Anatomy," 2007 TV Series): A surgical resident known for her photographic memory and dedication to medicine.
  • Lexi Sterling ("Melrose Place," 1992 TV Series): A scheming and ambitious character involved in numerous dramatic storylines.
  • "Lexi" ("Lexi," 2018 Film): A drama about a young woman's journey to find herself amidst life's challenges.
  • Lexi Reed ("Kickin' It," 2011 TV Series): A smart and resourceful girl who is a member of the martial arts dojo.
  • Lexi Branson ("The Vampire Diaries," 2009 TV Series): A vampire known for her loyalty and fierce protection of her friends.
  • Lexi Street (Michigan, USA): A residential street in a picturesque town along the shores of Lake Michigan.
  • Lexi Bay (Maine, USA): A scenic bay offering stunning views and opportunities for boating and fishing.
  • Lexi Creek (California, USA): A small creek that flows through a serene natural area ideal for hiking and picnicking.
  • Lexi Lake (Ontario, Canada): A beautiful lake surrounded by forests, perfect for camping and water activities.
  • Lexi Park (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia): A popular park in Sydney with recreational facilities and green spaces.
  • Lexi Village (England, UK): A charming village with historic architecture and a close-knit community.

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